Dear Friends, I can’t tell you what a frightful time my family and I had this past Friday, when we first learned of the dreadful and tragic terror attack in…

Dear Rabbi Fried, There was recently discussion on the radio about the will of God for people to be sick and doctors treating them. If God made them sick, how…

By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I have read that Maimonides says that there is no place in the afterlife for an atheist. One rabbi explained the idea…

By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Readers, I share with you a column written by my dear student Rabbi Ori Strum. This is an important lesson learned from the recent…

Dear Rabbi, I recently received a mailing from a major local Jewish organization that spoke about the “mitzvah of tikkun olam” which is manifest in performing acts of social justice.…

Dear Zaidy, A friend of mine and I were studying the berachos (blessings) we recite on a mitzvah and were wondering why we start out talking directly to Hashem, and…

Dear Rabbi Fried, I have never seen such stunning fall colors in Dallas as this year! It reminds me of the Northeast, where I grew up and have so much…

Dear Rabbi Fried, I spent years as a devotee of Transcendental Meditation and was recently challenged by an old friend why I have traveled so distant from our own religion…

Dear Rabbi Fried, In religious school we started the new year with an assignment to research over the course of the school year. We’re supposed to split up into groups…

Dear Friends, I’m sure you are well aware of the recent Israeli elections, the fifth in the past four years! Without going into politics or discussing the craziness of so…